Mom Moment Stop Spoon Feeding Your Baby & Life Will Be So Much Easier

Posted by Mary Fischer
on Feb 8, 2012 at 6:18 PM

Getting your baby accustomed to eating solid foods can be a bit of a challenge, not to mention a bit of a mess! It's almost as if the sound of a food jar opening immediately sets off a signal in a baby's brain that pureed chicken is on its way to the high chair, which makes him/her instinctively push the spoon out of the way so that the mashed chicken winds up in mom's hair.

Not that you can blame junior for refusing to eat something that really isn't meant to be in the form of mush. Have you ever smelled a jar of that stuff? Gross!

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OMG Mom Delivers 15.5 Pound Baby Boy -- Let's Put It In Perspective (VIDEO)

Posted by Amy Reiter
on Feb 8, 2012 at 5:54 PM

chun chunWhat's with all the humongous babies all of a sudden? Only one week after a woman in Iowa gave birth to the biggest baby ever born in that state (13 pounds, 12 ounces!), a woman in China has given birth to what is believed to be the biggest baby ever born in that most populous country. And hard as it might be to wrap your mind around, baby Chun Chun, who was born on Saturday in central China (Xinxiang City, Henan province, for those who know their geography), makes Iowa newborn Asher Stewardson look almost like a little guy.

Chun Chun, whose 29-year-old mom had no idea how big he'd be, tipped the scales at birth at a whopping 15.5 pounds! (The baby's dad insists his wife, who delivered Chun Chun via c-section, ate nothing usual during her pregnancy, in case you were wondering.) 

Both mother and baby are reportedly doing well. And Chun Chun's parents are proud as can be of their healthy baby boy.

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LOL Money-Loving Baby Has His Priorities Straight (VIDEO)

Posted by Jacqueline Burt
on Feb 8, 2012 at 4:10 PM

money babyThe best things in life are free ... but this 16-month-old boy is totally not interested. So you can just keep your macaroni & cheese and your nice warm bath and your love and all that stuff. There's just one thing he wants in life ...

Money. And please don't insult the kid with the same measly handful of cash he'll get from the tooth fairy someday. He's got plans, big plans, and only a significantly higher sum will do:

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Say What!? Science Says Babies Are Just Like Dogs

Posted by April Peveteaux
on Feb 8, 2012 at 2:15 PM

dogs and babies
Who's The Smart One, Here?
Raise your hand if you just knew that being a dog mommy was exactly like your friend being a real live baby mommy. I mean, really. She thinks just because you have the option of leaving your dog locked inside your house without fear of prison time and/or the death and destruction of your dog/child that it's not the same thing. But you always knew it was, didn't you?

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences wants you to know that your instincts were right. Your dog reacts to you the same way a baby does to his mommy. Now don't you feel superior to those human breeders?

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Rant Dear Facebook: There Is Nothing 'Obscene' About Breastfeeding

Posted by Sasha Brown-Worsham
on Feb 8, 2012 at 1:58 PM

Facebook has long been an enemy of some breastfeeding moms. They have long been accused of deleting accounts with breastfeeding photos and deleting groups that are dedicated to lactation. Now they finally ticked off enough breastfeeding moms that they are going to have to deal with these women in person rather than online. And they should beware. There are fewer things fiercer than a mom who is feeling scorned.

Several moms are holding a "nurse-in" outside of the Facebook offices. They are going to make sure that the number one social media site finally sees those whom they deem "obscene" in person. And they should. This has been going on for far too long.

Many Facebook accounts have been deleted due to a breastfeeding photo that was deemed "obscene". But what was in those photos?

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Rant Working Breastfeeding Moms Should Not Be Blamed for Taking Jobs Away

Posted by Sasha Brown-Worsham
on Feb 8, 2012 at 12:57 PM

There isn't much as enraging as a man who has a strong opinion on breastfeeding moms. But when that man is the CEO of a major company that likely employs thousands of women throughout the US, then it's even more discouraging. Tom Stemberg, the co-founder of Staples, has come down against breastfeeding moms, accusing Democrats (and President Obama, in particular) of wanting to force every company to provide “lactation chambers.”

Because apparently providing a safe space for a working breastfeeding mom to pump or nurse her baby is obscenely expensive and costs productivity. Good move, Stemberg. I feel for his female employees.

In case you were worried, you shouldn't be, really. After all, Stemberg’s wife breastfed. Now, isn't that comforting? He said:

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This Just In Robert Downey Jr. Gives Son a Unique but Respectable Name

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Feb 8, 2012 at 12:28 AM

Robert Downey Jr. When it comes to celebrities and baby names, you just never know where they're going to go. Often it's to bizarre and unseemly places, but sometimes they surprise us with a good one as Robert Downey Jr. and wife Susan did today.

According to People, their son arrived Tuesday morning weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and everyone is healthy and happy. Such great news to hear for the couple, and even better is the fact that they shared the name right away instead of making us wait and wonder. Not everyone likes it though. In fact, many are already putting him in the weird celebrity baby name club. But I think it works. See what you think ... 

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Health Check Don't Blame Quiet Parents for ADD

Posted by April Peveteaux
on Feb 7, 2012 at 3:45 PM

baby add
What's Next, Mom?
Stop what you're doing! But first, tell your baby you're about to stop, and then what's going to happen next. Otherwise that cute ball of baby might turn into a kid with attention deficient disorder. Or totally not. But that sounds scary, right?

Which is why there has been such a strong reaction against a psychiatrist's op-ed in The New York Times this week where he kind of blames parents for their children's ADD. I say kind of, because there is a lot more to unpack in the "Ritalin Gone Wrong" article, but what's making everyone angry is his reference to parents who suddenly switch activities with no warning to their babies and toddlers.

On the one hand, dude, seriously, if you pick up your baby when he's playing to put him in the bath, he's not going to develop ADD. On the other hand, I learned from my two babies that things go much better when you alert even the smallest of children to an imminent change. Naturally, I learned this the hard way.

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Could Peaceful Parenting Help Prevent Child Abuse?

Posted by Michele Zipp
on Feb 7, 2012 at 1:32 PM

handprintsImagine this scenario: A child will not go to bed. Everyone is tired. But the baby cries and cries and no one is getting any sleep. The more the child cries, the more that child's stress levels go up, the more the parent is stressed out. Add to that the everyday things that make our blood pressure rise -- mounting bills, trouble at work, a disagreement with a family member -- and that scenario can lead to a person lashing out ... at the child.

We're always going to have these stresses. It's how we cope with these stresses that is key. Key in not having more victims of shaken baby syndrome because the little one won't sleep. We need to protect these children from being abused. Because the stats are alarming. It's been reported that child abuse in infants is a bigger threat than sudden infant death syndrome.

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LOL Beyonce & Blue Ivy May Start Brilliant Baby Name Trademarking Trend

Posted by Mary Fischer
on Feb 7, 2012 at 1:27 PM

Oh for crying out loud! Beyonce's baby Blue Ivy is only a few weeks old, and already there are greedy people who have thought about trying to make a cheap buck off her famous parents. Two people tried to file a trademark for the name "Blue Ivy," but luckily it got denied in both cases because the trademark office recognized the name as belonging to a famous baby. It's a good thing for Jay-Z and Beyonce that the filings were caught; otherwise, their baby's name might have wound up being associated with cheap perfume. (The horror!)

Of course, Beyonce and Jay-Z aren't stupid and also heard the sounds of future cash registers. They filed their own trademark application, which will likely be approved. And then they can produce all sorts of fancy diaper bags and strollers with little Blue Ivy's name on them.

Why don't more celebrity parents think of this? It's genius!

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